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MNI BRIEF: China To Empower AI For Economic Growth - Li Qiang

MNI (Beijing)

China's Premier Li Qiang has said Beijing will empower AI to support economic development and create new formats for high quality growth, state media outlet Xinhua reports.

In a meeting with World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab, Li said world economic growth was slowing due to decoupling, but hoped the forum can play a positive role in maintaining economic globalization and free trade.

China’s electricity consumption growth rate will remain above GDP gains for the foreseeable future as the country's industrial-sector activity strengthens, local analysts and economists recently told MNI. (MNI: China Electricity Demand Growth To Fall From Q1 High)
MNI Beijing Bureau | lewis.porylo@marketnews.com
MNI Beijing Bureau | lewis.porylo@marketnews.com

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